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2011 Volume 52: Number 6 The Atlanta Orchid Society Bulletin The Atlanta Orchid Society is affiliated with the American Orchid Society, the Orchid Digest Corporation and the Mid-America Orchid Congress. Newsletter Editor: Mark Reinke June, 2011 www.AtlantaOrchidSociety.org Volume 52: Number 6 JUNE MONTHLY MEETING 8:00 pm Monday, June 13, 2011 at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Day Hall PROGRAM: “Mexican Orchids” Wayman Bussey, Abundiflora www.abundaflora.com Raised in Belle Glade and educated in Ornamental Horticulture and Botany at the University of Florida, Weyman’s love for orchids began at age 12 when he collected his first orchid in the Big Cypress swamps during a Boy Scout camping trip. A trip to the 7th World Orchid Conference in Colombia at the age of 17, inspired Barkeria spectabilis in a Mexican species that him to live and work in the tropics where he could blooms at this time of year. It is unusual in that be nearest his real passion, wild orchids. it is deciduous and begins new growth rapidly in mid-spring to produce new stems, leaves and In his sought after presentation about Mexican flowers in just a few weeks time. orchids, given to over 75 societies during the past 20 years, he shows you how the geography of Photo courtesy Marble Branch Farms Mexico has influenced the evolution of more than a thousand species. He’ll keep you captivated and motivated throughout the presentation with door prizes for your participation. How about a cocktail for your orchids? Do you know the WANTS In this issue…. orchids have? This presentation is much more than Page a bunch of pretty flower pictures, it takes you into real Old Mexico in depth, teaches you how to 2 ATLOS Volunteer Listing choose the Mexican native orchid species best IPA Summer Meeting Agenda suited for your climate and how to grow them. 3 Events Calendar A Note from the President You get a 4 page handout on culture, hailed by the best Hawaiian growers as, “the nail on the head 4 Minutes from May Meeting about growing orchids”! The power point presentation will also be available for all members to 5-9 May Ribbon Winners and Notes download from the abundaflora website at the 9 AOS Corner address given in the handout. Weyman invites members to check out his website 10 Recent AOS Awards and email him to: [email protected] , any specific questions about any of the species in the table at http://www.abundaflora.com/species _categories.htm . Page 2 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org June, 2011 THE ATLANTA ORC HID SOCIETY Officers IPA SE Region Summer Meeting President Saturday, June 4, 2011 Greg Smith 770-654-6170 Lines Orchids, Signal Mountain, TN Vice-President/Programs 9 AM – 3:30 PM Geni Smith 678-817-1915 Agenda Secretary David Mellard 770-488-0727 9 AM – Greenhouses Open – Hospitality and Plant Sales Treasurer Danny Lentz 770-640-0112 10 AM – Announcements and Program (at Walden Town 1045 Wordsworth Dr. Center) Roswell, GA 30075 “New Approaches to Pest and Disease Control” Immediate Past President Ron McHatton, PhD, American Orchid Society Maureen Pulignano 404-869-6980 Ron’s presentation was one the highlights of our 2010 Symposium held in Ontario, California. He brings his updated Trustees version to share with us. No matter what genera of orchids Mark Reinke 864-718-0152 you grow, you do not want to miss his presentation. Fred Missbach 404-237-1694 11:30 AM – Lunch on your own – Lots’ of choices near the Barbara Barnett 706-579-2670 nursery, Mexican to fast food. David Glass 404-377-4187 1 PM – Part 2 Laurel Burrows 404-229-0706 “New Approaches to Pest and Disease Control” Hal Morrison 678-297-2705 Bring your problem plants and your questions to join in the interactive discussion of improving the health of your orchid Other Volunteers collection. Live material and practical solutions will be Auction Chair – Fred Missbach discussed in the open workshop style format. AOS Rep – Maureen Pulignano 2:30 PM – Auction to benefit the IPA Color Fund and Region Greengrowers – Greg Smith 12 (at Lines Orchids) Librarian – Ken Ramborger (Please bring selected divisions, keikis, mericlones and MAOC Rep – Doug Hartong selected plants to donate to the auction.) Meeting Hospitality – Cora Bell 3:30 PM – Meeting ends. Have a safe trip home! Ramborger Membership Chair – Maureen Contact: Tom Harper, SE Region IPA Pulignano Rep. [email protected] Mentoring Coordinator – David Glass Plant Raffle – Terry Glover Monthly Ribbon Judging – David Kessler Newsletter – Mark Reinke Orchid Digest Rep – Fred Missbach Show Chair 2011 – Barbara Barnett Show Hospitality 2011 – Geni Smith (Exhibitors, Vendors and Volunteers), Laurel Burrows Renanthopsis Persian Carpet (Judges’ Luncheon) Page 3 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org June, 2011 A Note from the President Events Out and About Hello Everyone, June I would like to invite everyone to our June 4 – IPA SE Regional Summer Meeting June meeting. This month our speaker is Wayman Bussey his company is Lines Orchids, Signal Mountain, TN 9 am – 3:30 pm www.abundaflora.com . and he will be talking about Mexican orchids Species. I Jun 11 - American Orchid Society monthly understand he has a great presentation and he will be bringing plants to judging, Atlanta Judging Center, 2 pm, ABG basement workshop. sell at the meeting. Jun 13 – Atlanta Orchid Society Monthly We are still working on our web site and have made some progress, but still have a Meeting, ABG, Day Hall – 8 p.m. long way to go. Don't forget the upcoming July Lines Orchid's green growers visit in Chattanooga. We also have a visit Jul 9 - American Orchid Society monthly scheduled for Rainbeau Orchids coming judging, Atlanta Judging Center, 2 pm, ABG soon. basement workshop. Thanks to all the new members hope we Jul 11 – Atlanta Orchid Society Monthly can keep up this momentum for the rest of Meeting, ABG, Day Hall – 8 p.m. the year. Summer Social and ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour of the ABG Greenhouses. Thanks hope to see you at the meeting! August Gregory Smith Aug 08 – Atlanta Orchid Society Monthly Meeting, ABG, Mershon Hall – 8 p.m. Speaker: Mark Alan Reinke, Marble Branch Farms, Walhalla, SC Our Monthly Plant Raffle “Creating a New Orchid Hybrid From Worth a Closer Look! Seed to Bloom” You may want to keep an eye on the monthly August 13 - American Orchid Society raffle. J&L Orchids donated two miniature monthly judging, Atlanta Judging Center, 2 orchids for the raffle and someone brought in pm, ABG basement workshop. Pleurothallis teagueii . Andy’s Orchids sells this plant for $125 and someone won it with a $1 September ticket. Someone also brought in a wonderfully grown, specimen pot of Bulbophyllum Sep 16-18 – Alabama Orchid Society lilacinum . Another steal at $1. Show, Birmingham Botanical Garden, Birmingham, AL November Nov. 13-20, 2011 - 20 th World Orchid Conference , Singapore. www.20woc.com.sg Page 4 www.atlantaorchidsociety.org June, 2011 Atlanta Orchid Society 9. Doug Hartong read the monthly ribbon Meeting Minutes awards assisted by Gary Collier as Vanda White. May 9, 2011 10. Cornelia Head with J&L Orchids in CT gave a wonderful overview of 1. The meeting was called to order by intermediate- to warm-growing, miniature President Greg Smith at 8 P.M. orchids. The title of her talk was ‘Good 2. Greg mentioned the following upcoming Things Come in Small Packages.’ activities 11. Thanks go to J&L Orchids and Gene a. The Redlands International Gadilhe for donations to the raffle. Orchid Festival (May 13-15) at 12. Thanks to Bill Applegate, Terry the Spice Park in Homestead, FL, Glover, and Bob Grzesik who brought b. The Alabama Orchid Society snacks. show Sept 16-18 in Birmingham, AL, and Respectively submitted, c. The need for a society member to David Mellard volunteer to be the web administrator for the society’s JOIN THE AMERICAN website. Keith Coleman expressed an interest ORCHID SOCIETY 3. Out of 300 volunteers at the garden, • 12 issues of Orchids , the Society’s Marianne Gilmore was named the ABG monthly full color magazine chock full of volunteer of the month for January. insightful articles and tempting ads for Congratulations Marianne. plants and supplies. 4. The society approved the minutes of the April meeting. 10% off on purchases from the Society’s 5. David Mellard talked about an upcoming Bookstore and Orchid Emporium. contest for a new society logo. A Reduced or free admission to committee will put together some rules participating botanical gardens. for the contest, which will be announced For a limited time, if you join for two years you soon in the society’s newsletter. will also get a $30 gift certificate (good on an 6. Maurreen Pulignano was admitted to order of $100 or more) at any one of 13 hospital with complications from her commercial growers who advertise in Orchids. recent survey. Please keep her in your JOIN TODAY . prayers. Single Membership 1 year $65, 2 years $125 7. If you would like to help Maureen and Student Membership 1 year $40, 2 years $75 Geni Smith put in the exhibit at the JOIN OR RENEW ONLINE AT: www.aos.org Birmingham show in September, please contact them (Maureen: 404-869-6980; Geni: 678-817-1915). This is a great way to learn about how exhibits are put JOIN THE ORCHID DIGEST together. With a little experience, CORPORATION someday you could be training someone. The society offers partial Don’t let the name fool you, the Orchid reimbursements for expenses for those Digest is a non-profit membership-based organization dedicated to orchids. folks putting in an exhibit.
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